PHILADELPHIA, PA — George “Travis” Woodfield, a 41-year-old resident of Macungie, Pennsylvania, entered a guilty plea on Monday, March 24, to charges stemming from a federal indictment alleging horrific acts of child exploitation. Appearing before United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., Woodfield pled guilty to one count of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and one count of accessing child pornography with intent to view.
The indictment, filed by a federal grand jury in December 2024, laid out a disturbing pattern of criminal behavior spanning nearly a decade. According to court filings and statements made during proceedings, Woodfield admitted to transporting an 11-year-old child across state lines in November 2018 for illicit purposes. Under the guise of an overnight trip to New York City, Woodfield sexually abused the minor in a hotel room they shared.
Additionally, prosecutors revealed that between September 2015 and July 2024, Woodfield accessed and viewed multiple explicit images depicting children, including prepubescent victims being subjected to sexual abuse. These actions not only violated federal law but underscored the ongoing danger posed by online exploitation and its devastating impact on child victims.
Woodfield now faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years and a potential maximum of life imprisonment. His sentencing is scheduled for July 1.
The investigation, conducted by the FBI’s Allentown Resident Agency and Richmond office, relied on the expertise of the federal Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section’s High-Tech Investigations Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Rebecca J. Kulik, along with CEOS Senior Trial Attorney Jennifer T. Leonardo and CEOS Trial Attorney Jessica L. Urban, have worked closely to bring the case to resolution.
This prosecution falls under the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched in 2006 to combat the rising threat of child sexual exploitation. By marshaling federal, state, and local resources, the program aims to locate offenders, prosecute cases, and rescue child victims.
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